Mul icul u al Educa ion
Volume 11, Issue 11, 2025
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Place O The Republic O Kazakhs an In The Sys em O In e na ional
Cul u al Rela ions (1991-2016)
Kai ken Adiye , Ye kyn Kikka ino , Akbo a Beksei o a
A icle In o
Abs ac
A icle His o y
Recei ed:
Augus 04,2025
The a icle conside s he ole o cul u al ela ions in he ha moniza ion o
in e na ional ela ions. In o de o c ea e a a o able image o he coun y
and p omo e na ional in e es s, cul u al ies a e impo an . In u n, cul u al
ies can e eal he ac i e ounda ions o o eign policy as an e ec i e ool
o coo dina ing in e na ional ela ions. The e o e, i is emphasized ha
he need o ac i a e cul u al ies is o g ea impo ance in he na ional
o eign policy. F om he poin o iew o na ional in e es s, cul u al ies a e
o na ional impo ance.
Accep ed:
No embe 04,2025
Keywo ds :
Cul u al Rela ions,
Coope a ion, UNESCO,
Na ional P ojec , Cul u al
He i age, TURKSOY,
Na ional Policy, Wo ld
Cul u al Space
DOI:
10.5281/zenodo.17544335
In oduc ion
The cou se o de elopmen o wo ld ci iliza ion has also shown ha he impo ance o na ional cul u es
is becoming inc easingly impo an oday and ha each cul u e, in addi ion o adop ing he ypes o wo ld
de elopmen ha i may need, makes a signi ican con ibu ion o he p ocess o c ea ing a uni e sal human
cul u e. A dis inc i e ea u e o he cu en e a is ha na ional cul u es a e clea ed o closu es and hei ela ions
wi h each o he become quali a i ely new.
As he Kazakh people became a na ion, and he coun y g ew, i was impossible o c ea e a single
powe ul s a e and decide i s own a e. Now he has aken a wo hy place among he Membe S a es o he
Uni ed Na ions and has mo ed on o mode n, ci ilized ela ions wi h o he s.
I is known ha he pe iod o Independence was no easy o Kazakhs. The e we e many days and
nigh s when he u u e o ou s a e was a s ake. The e we e acili a o s bo h among ou own and ex e nally, who
con ibu ed o he la e-up o c uci ixes. Such c i ical si ua ions can be seen on he pages o pe iodicals, which
a e he annals o ha ime.
The s a e cul u al policy included no only he s udy o he ich he i age o he Kazakh people, bu also
he e i al o i s adi ions and cus oms – hey we e supposed o en ich he daily li e o he coun y, connec ou
pas wi h he p esen and u u e(Naza baye , 2017: 84). Once again, Kazakhs ani wise people showed hei
cold-blooded pa ience, pe sis ence and pe se e ance and came h ough all di icul ies wi h g ea endu ance.
The in e na ional au ho i y o any coun y is de e mined no only by he le el o economic
de elopmen , mili a y s eng h, poli ical weigh , bu also by i s cul u al he i age and po en ial. The p io i ies o
o eign policy a e he p omo ion and dissemina ion o noble cul u al alues o he la ges coun ies o he wo ld.
Because cul u al ies a e one o he mos impo an esou ces o in luencing he wo ld o globaliza ion oday.
The in luen ial coun ies o he wo ld use cul u e as he basis o o m o achie ing he goals o he o eign
policy o he s a e. Because cul u al ela ions a e an impo an a ea o he diploma ic se ice.
Theo e ical amewo k
As he main app oach - he p inciple o s udying he o eign policy o Kazakhs an - i is ad isable o
use a sys ema ic app oach. Mo eo e , aking in o accoun he eal s a e, o ma ion o he o eign policy o
Kazakhs an, wi hin he amewo k o he sys em app oach, i is necessa y o highligh he sys emic and gene ic
aspec s. I s gene al con en and pu pose a e he conc e iza ion o adi ional sys emic me hods. I is ob ious ha
he peculia i ies o he sys emic-gene ic aspec o he sys ems app oach equi es special cha ac e is ics.
Complemen ing he sys emic me hod and coinciding wi h i in e ms o he named gene al ini ial
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pa ame e s, he sys emic gene ic aspec , in ou opinion, has a numbe o impo an di e ences.
The sys emic-gene ic aspec is cha ac e ized by a g ea e ocus on he his o icism o conside ing he
objec unde s udy. Wi h ega d o he o eign policy o Kazakhs an, his means he need o conside i in he
gene al chain o ela ed his o ical e en s, as well as o ake in o accoun he p ospec s o i s u u e de elopmen .
His o icism as a p inciple o conc e eness in ime e e s o he analysis o bo h he pas and he u u e. The
mode n independen Kazakhs an s a e has a unique his o y. I wen h ough a di icul s age o o ma ion,
including he pe iods be o e and a e he accession o Russia, he pe iod o being a pa o he USSR. And his
speci ici y has had and is in luencing he o ma ion o he cu en o eign policy cou se o Kazakhs an.
His o icism, emphasized by he sys emic gene ic aspec , also implies a syn hesis o humani a ian and na u al
science me hods, his o y and geog aphy.
Fu he , he sys emic-gene ic aspec makes i possible o single ou he ac o s ha de e mine di e en
o ms o inclusion ( ansi ion) o he objec unde conside a ion (Kazakhs an's o eign policy) in o he sys emic
s a e o in e na ional ela ions. Mo eo e , hese o ms depend bo h on he na u e o he objec i e p e equisi es
and on he quali a i e speci ics o he eme ging sys emic educa ion. The poli ical image o mode n Kazakhs an
is s ill cha ac e ized by some unce ain y. Today, in many espec s, he concep o Kazakhs ani s a ehood,
including i s o eign policy componen , is s ill being comp ehended and ini ially o med. F om i s ho oughness,
he quali a i e speci ics o he spi i ual and ideological aspi a ions embedded in i , wha , ul ima ely, will be he
s ages o he o ma ion o he sys em o ela ions be ween Kazakhs an and he CIS coun ies, wi h i s neighbo s
in he egion, wi h he leading s a es o he wo ld - ha is, he place and ole o Kazakhs an in he sys em o
in e na ional ela ions.
The concep o cul u e as an in a ian , a " ame" o public li e, allows o combine in a single s udy bo h
he o ma ion o he sys ema ic na u e o Kazakhs an's o eign policy and he humani a ian "bu den" o his
p ocess. Tu ning on he basis o a cul u al-his o ical app oach o he selec ed objec o esea ch, we ge he
oppo uni y o answe he ques ion: "Fo wha , in he name o wha is he o eign policy o Kazakhs an ca ied
ou and should i be pu sued?"
The signi icance o he cul u al and his o ical aspec o he sys ema ic app oach di ec ly o he s udy o
Kazakhs an's o eign policy is due o he a he la ge na ional and cul u al o iginali y o he coun y and he ac
ha he p ocesses o he o ma ion o he public in Kazakhs an, he o ma ion o he ounda ions o Kazakhs ani
s a ehood a e going along wi h he na ional and cul u al sel -de e mina ion o Kazakhs an in he complex
eali ies o he mode n wo ld.
I is impo an o highligh he basic alues and cul u al o ien a ions o Kazakhs an, i s posi ion in he
wo ld and egional his o ical and cul u al p ocess - ha is, he seman ic co e a ound which geopoli ics should be
o med and buil in he in e na ional a ena.
In his esea ch, one should no o ge abou he close connec ion be ween he cul u al-his o ical and
sys emic-gene ic aspec s o he gene al sys emic p inciple o esea ch.
Li e a u e e iew
The i s P esiden o Kazakhs an N. Naza baye no only de ined o eign policy goals and objec i es,
bu also ook a di ec pa in hei implemen a ion. The pa icipa ion o he Fi s P esiden in in e na ional
o ums, he co e age o he coun y's o eign policy in e es s and posi ions, he holding o bila e al and
mul ila e al nego ia ions, he signing o poli ical and diploma ic documen s o a ious deg ees, e c. indica e ha
he issue o o eign policy was unde his cons an con ol. The e o e, books and a icles w i en by N.
Naza baye a e impo an li e a u e on he ex e nal poli ical and cul u al ela ions o Kazakhs an wi h o eign
coun ies (Аyagan, Nu umbe o a, Abzhano , 2010: 368).
G ea in e es is a oused by he wo k o he cu en p esiden o Kazakhs an, and be o e ha diploma
K. Tokaye , "Kazakhs an's o eign policy in he con ex o globaliza ion" when i comes o he s udy o
in e na ional poli ics. Bu he au ho pa ially examines only in he con ex o gene al issues o in e na ional
ela ions in ela ion o cul u al ies o Kazakhs an wi h o eign coun ies. Tha is, he mainly s udies poli ical,
economic, mili a y-s a egic and scien i ic- echnical aspec s o ela ions be ween Kazakhs an and o eign
coun ies. Howe e , he pays a en ion o cul u al ies only o a lesse ex en (Тоkае , 2000: 584).
The monog aph o Doc o o Poli ical Sciences Mukhamedo M.B. e eals he p ocess o he Republic
o Kazakhs an joining he wo ld communi y and he his o y o he o ma ion and ea u es o poli ical, economic,
cul u al and humani a ian ela ions o Kazakhs an wi h Russia and he coun ies o Cen al Asia, as well as wi h
China, Tu key in he pe iod 1991-1999 yea s (Mukhamdedo , 2000: 328). Howe e , as we can see, in hese
undamen al wo ks, he au ho did no conside cul u al ies as a special s udy.
Mazhideno a D.M. in he wo k wa ns: "Fo eign cul u al policy is an in eg al pa o s a e policy in he
in e na ional a ena. A de eloped na ional cul u e, elying on a ce ain cul u al policy, can become a eliable ool
o p o ec ing na ional iden i y and coun e ing ex e nal cul u al expansion" (Mazhideno a, 2011: 59-61).
Diploma A ys anbeko aA.Kh.in he monog aph no es ha “globaliza ion o cul u es is a complex and
deep p ocess. This is an in ense cul u al exchange be ween human socie y, associa ed wi h he unp eceden ed
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de elopmen o mode n means o communica ion, as well as wi h he cons an mo emen o la ge sec ions o
people a ound he wo ld (legal and illegal). Howe e , no always an al e na i e. Today, he in e ac ion o
cul u es is ealized h ough he ca ie s o a ious cul u al adi ions, h ough di ec connec ions o many people,
he in e e ence o one cul u e in o ano he . Cul u e is he mos impo an symbol o iden i y and belonging.
Cul u e is he mos sensi i e a ea o globaliza ion. The e o e, despi e he ac ha globaliza ion con ibu es o
he app ochemen o people, i should no lead o he iden i ica ion o cul u es. On he con a y, globaliza ion
should allow people o gain access o cul u e, ideas and knowledge wi h a ich c ea i e po en ial "
(A ys anbeko a, 2007: 238-258). Summing up, cul u al coope a ion plays an impo an ole in he ealiza ion o
na ional in e es s, secu i y, he es ablishmen o peace ul, equal ela ions, u he de elopmen o in eg a ion
ela ions be ween coun ies. Cul u al in e ac ion emains an impo an ac o in ela ions be ween s a es, since
cul u al ies play an impo an ole in he app ochemen o s a es. I also con ibu es o mu ual unde s anding
be ween peoples, main aining peace, p e en ing con lic s and p o ec ing human igh s.
Wes e n schola s ha e no w i en abou Kazakhs an's o eign cul u al ies since he So ie e a. They
o en conside he global challenges only in he geo-economic, geopoli ical con ex o Kazakhs an, ha is, in
e ms o he impo ance o Kazakhs an and i s place he e.
Se e al Tu kish schola s ha e w i en on o eign cul u al ela ions. In pa icula , Se da Yilmaz
"Kazakhs an-Tu key Economic and Cul u al Rela ions: p omises and ac s"; Seyi Ali A cu in he con ex o
Tu key, he Eu opean Union-Kazakhs an ela ions "; Mehme Sa ay" Language and Cul u e Union in he
Tu kish wo ld ", e c(h ps://www.academia.edu).
The a icle is suppo ed by a numbe o his o ical sou ces de o ed o o eign policy and diplomacy o
Kazakhs an, which a e collec ed in unds No. 5N, No. 75N, No. 708 o he A chi e o he P esiden o he
Republic o Kazakhs an, in unds No. 25, No. 27, No. 54 o he Na ional A chi es o he Republic o
Kazakhs an.
Fi s s eps in in e na ional ela ions
Since gaining independence, Kazakhs an has s epped up i s popula iza ion and p omo ion o i s
na ional models a ound he wo ld, de eloping a cul u e o he bes o i s abili y ha mee s he needs o he ime.
The cul u al policy o he coun y has ensu es he igh o all ci izens o a decen li e, educa ion and
access o he heal h ca e sys em, ega dless o eligion o o igin. This allowed hem o eely p ac ice hei
eligion, lea n hei na i e language and de elop hei na ional cul u e(Iskako a, 2000: 55).Fo eigne s also
commen on he ole an policy o Kazakhs an. OSCE High Commissione on Na ional Mino i ies M . Van de
S ool an as ollows: «The Go e nmen o Kazakhs an implemen s a logical policy o c ea e he condi ions
necessa y o he ealiza ion o he in e es s o all e hnic g oups li ing in Kazakhs an and o he u he co-
o dina ion o in e -e hnic ela ions. Adhe ence o his policy by he majo i y o ci il ins i u ions and ci izens,
including he OSCE, p o ides a solid basis o he u he s abiliza ion o in e -e hnic ela ions in he coun y».
P esiden o he Swiss Con ede a ion Pascal Kushpen made he ollowing s a emen a a p ess con e ence held
in Be n «Kazakhs an is an island o s abili y in Cen al Asia, whe e due espec is paid o he mos impo an
human igh s such as he igh o li e in peace and he igh s o na ional
mino i ies»(h ps://www.osce.o g/odih /38008?download= ue).
The main goal in in e na ional cul u al ela ions o Kazakhs anwas o ha monize he cul u al in eg a ion
o he peoples and na ions o he coun y, o join ly p omo e ou common he i age and ou cu en cul u e on he
in e na ional a ena, a he wo ld le el.
The people ha e a saying, "Good deeds begin o mo e he coun y." Du ing he So ie e a, i was a
d eam o hold la ge mee ings no only h oughou Eu ope e en in Moscow.
Today, Kazakhs an has a high epu a ion wi hin he in e na ional o ganiza ions. This is e idenced by
he ac ha only Kazakhs ani diploma s a e elec ed om he Cen al Asian s a es o he highes posi ions o
such la ge egional associa ions as he Shanghai Coope a ion O ganiza ion, he Eu asian Economic Communi y,
he O ganiza ion o Economic Coope a ion, TURKSOY, and he O ganiza ion o Islamic Coope a ion.
I is sa e o say ha he special au ho i y o Kazakhs an in he in e na ional a ena p oceeded om he
ac i e policy o P esiden Nu sul anNaza baye . Fo eign pa ne s a e always ying o lis en o and a en i e o
he opinion o he coun y and i s leade .
Today, indus y esea che s a e conce ned abou how Kazakhs ani cul u e is g adually becoming pa
o a global cul u al space, and wha he impac o globaliza ion is on ou coun y. On he one hand, gi en he
good and bad na u e o Kazakhs an's men ali y, he e is no dange o losing ou na ional and cul u al iden i y
due o he ad en o alien alues. Mo eo e , he global p ocesses o cul u al in eg a ion and he consequen
ola ile changes ha could b eak he golden line be ween gene a ions, ha has al eady occu ed in a numbe o
de eloped coun ies.
On he o he hand, Kazakhs anshould no be a aid o such h ea s and isks. Due o he unique na u e
o he his o ical des iny, a ious na ional cul u es ha e me and uni ed in Kazakhs an. Acco ding o he esul s
o sociological esea ch conduc ed by he Minis y o cul u e, he le el o sa is ac ion o he popula ion wi h
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cul u al se ices is 66-70,3%.
Speech by Nu sul an Naza baye a he Palace o Peace and acco d a an expanded mee ing o he
public Council on he implemen a ion o he s a e p og am "Cul u al he i age”, "Cul u e is he ace o he na ion,
i s spi i ual iden i y, i s soul, i s mind and i s in elligence. The ci ilized na ion, i s o all, is p oud o i s his o y,
i s cul u e, i s g ea pe sonali ies, i s g ea and small con ibu ion o he golden und o wo ld cul u e. And only
h ough i s own na ional cul u e can i be ecognized"(h p://www.ako da.kz/). The e o e, he p omo ion o ou
cul u e in he in e na ional a ena is one o he mos impo an s a e issues.
In oday's wo ld, cul u al in e ac ion emains an impo an ac o in ela ions be ween s a es, and
e e yday expe ience shows how impo an i s ole is in he app ochemen o coun ies and con inen s.
Kazakhs an's posi ion in o eign policy oday mul i- ec o , p agma ism and p oac i i y, meaning he
de elopmen o iendly, equal and mu ually bene icial ela ions wi h all s a es, in e s a e associa ions and
in e na ional o ganiza ions o p ac ical in e es o Kazakhs an. Con ibu ing o he building o a s able, jus and
democ a ic wo ld o de ; equal in eg a ion in o he wo ld poli ical, economic and humani a ian space. Ensu ing
a o able ex e nal condi ions o he implemen a ion o coope a ion and he de elopmen o o eign policy and
o eign economic p io i ies.
De elopmen and implemen a ion o cul u al ies
A e gaining so e eign y he s a e policy in he ield o cul u e was based on he ollowing
undamen al p inciples in enhancing he exclusi e image o Kazakhs an in he in e na ional a ena:
- s a e suppo o na ional cul u e, ensu ing and p o ec ing he igh s o ci izens o he Republic o
Kazakhs an in he ield o cul u e and pa icipa ion in cul u al li e;
- eedom o c ea i e ac i i y o ci izens on hei p o essional and non-p o essional (ama eu ) basis in
acco dance wi h hei in e es s and abili ies;
- equali y o igh s and oppo uni ies o ci izens in he c ea ion, upda ing, s o age, de elopmen ,
dissemina ion and use o cul u al p ope y;
- p o ec ion o his o ical and cul u al he i age and ensu ing con inui y in hei de elopmen ;
- he de elopmen o cul u al ies wi h compa io s li ing ab oad, as one o he ac o s o p ese a ion
and in eg i y o he Kazakh na ional cul u e;
- he c ea ion o legal gua an ees o he p ese a ion o he his o ical he i age o he Kazakh people
and e hnic diaspo as, he de elopmen and enhancemen o he c ea i e po en ial o socie y;
- eedom o join c ea i e unions and o he public associa ions in he manne p esc ibed by legisla i e
ac s o he Republic o Kazakhs an;
- de elopmen o an educa ional sys em ha p omo es he educa ion o child en and you h in na ional
and wo ld cul u al alues, aes he ic and pa io ic educa ion;
- assis ance o cul u al o ganiza ions in c ea ing a o able condi ions o hei wo k in ma ke
condi ions.
A s udy o go e nmen documen s shows ha , based on hese indus y p inciples, he s a e has aken
con ol: 1. Conduc e en s wi hin Kazakhs an o p omo e ou na i e cul u e.
2. Es ablishing mode n, wo ld-class uni e si ies ha mee in e na ional s anda ds.
3. Suppo c ea i e eams in pa icipa ing in majo in e na ional es i als.
4. Celeb a ion o he anni e sa y o ou his o ical igu es a he UNESCO le el.
5. De elopmen o na ional p ojec s ha can be ecognized in he in e na ional a ena.
6. In e na ional-le el exhibi ions, p esen a ions, o ums, con e ences
7. Conduc ing yea s, days o cul u e o Kazakhs an in he coun ies o he nea and a ab oad. ( hese
e en s ha e a signi ican impac on he app ochemen and en ichmen o he cul u es o he Kazakhs and
peoples o o he coun ies), and o e see he publica ion o ou li e a u e in o eign languages.
Fi s o all, such e en s in Kazakhs an a e con olled by he au ho i ies. Fo example, he Eu asia
In e na ional Film Fes i al, which is egula ly held in Kazakhs an, g adually became a mee ing place o leading
wo ld cinema og aphe s om Eu ope, Asia and Ame ica and allowed o es ablish c ea i e, business and cul u al
ies. Also, such e en s laid he ounda ion o he u he de elopmen and p ospe i y o Kazakhs ani
cinema. Du ing he de elopmen o domes ic cinema, emendous ilm p ojec s on he his o y o he Kazakh
people we e implemen ed. Filmmake s om he USA, China, F ance, Russia and o he coun ies ook pa in he
p oduc ion o ilms. In he ilm s udio "Kazakh ilm" named a e S. Aimano , new wo kshops and uni s we e
es ablished in acco dance wi h in e na ional s anda ds o ilm p oduc ion, new equipmen was pu chased. Mo e
han 420 new mas e pieces we e c ea ed and new mas e pieceswe e mas e ed.
A i id example o success in ilm p oduc ion was he ilm "Nomads", which was a ended by leading
ilmmake s om Eu ope and Ame ica. The named mo ie is a join p oduc ion o Kazakh ilm ilm S udio wi h
Ram Be gman P oduc ions. The main ole was played by he amous ac o Kuno Becke . Also played by
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amous o eign ac o s Jay He nandez, Jason Sco Lee, Ma k Dacascos, A chie Kao, and o he s.New o ms and
app oaches o he o ganiza ion o ilm p oduc ion we e mas e ed wi h he di ec pa icipa ion o Eu opean
mas e s o design and ope a, and amous Ame ican ac o s we e mas e ed. I was an expe ience o join
c ea i i y, which se new goals o he u u e. Such e o s ha e helped o u he de elop he cul u e o
Kazakhs an and p omo e i a he in e na ional le el.
Thea e s om Aze baijan, Kazakhs an, Ky gyzs an, Uzbekis an, Tajikis an, Ta a s an and
Tu kmenis an ook pa in he Fi s In e na ional Cen al Asian Thea e Fes i al in Alma y(S a is ical Yea book,
2007: 56).
One o he mos success ul e en s o p esen he cul u e o Kazakhs an in he in e na ional a ena is he
Wo ld Cong ess o Kazakhs (which b ough oge he 10 million Kazakhs a ound he wo ld). The e was sen a
message o peoples and go e nmen s o he wo ld o p ese e peace and iendship among all peoples, o
p e en he wa and end in e e hnic con lic s(Daule o , 2002: 65).
In e na ional compe i ions in he class o iolin, piano, solois s and classical a o he coun y a e held
unde he di ec ion o A. Musakhodjae a, J. Aubaki o a, A. Dinishe , as well as in e na ional es i als such as
he a o Eu asia, he Balle o he Gi o T adi ion and he pop s age “Voice o Asia” became pa o wo ld a
(F-75Н; I-1; Case-4113).
In 2007 alone, mo e han 50 e en s we e held a he na ional and in e na ional le els in he ield o
cul u e and a in he amewo k o he p og am "De elopmen o he cul u al si ua ion o 2006-2008." These
include an ope a es i al, a ocal pe o mance, a puppe hea e es i al, as well as in e na ional compe i ions
and es i als o a ious gen es(F-54; I-1; Case-591). And he second o um o c ea i e and scien i ic
in elligence among he CIS pa icipan s was a clea ac o ha ensu ed he cul u al and spi i ual iden i ica ion o
people, he uni ica ion o na ions and he e lec ion o he image o Kazakhs an a he wo ld le el. In addi ion, a
epublican semina was held wi h he pa icipa ion o 102 hea e pa icipan s(F-24; I-1; Case-126).
Ano he way o Exp ess Kazakhs an ab oad is by w i e s and a is s. P esen a ion and amilia iza ion
wi h he wo ks o w i e s and a is s in he coun y and ab oad ce ainly aises he image o Kazakhs an. The
s a e mus ac i a e he wo k o he Union o w i e s and a is s o he coun y, suppo he publica ion o wo ks
ha e eal ou na ional exis ence, o ganize exhibi ions and e enings o p omo e na ional p oduc s.
C ea ion o mode n wo ld-class uni e si ies ha mee in e na ional s anda ds.
Fo his pu pose, Kazakh-Tu kish lyceums ha e been opened since 1992 in Kokshe au, Ken au,
Alma y, Kyzylo da, Ak obe, A y au, Shymken , Zhambyl, Zhezkazgan, Ka aganda, Us -Kamenogo sk,
Taldyko gan, As ana, Kos anay, Pa loda and Semey. Cu en ly, he e we e 25 Kazakh-Tu kish lyceums and 1
p ima y school in Kazakhs an. These good deeds we e implemen ed by he Kazakh-Tu kish Educa ion Fund
(KATEV). These lyceums p o ide s uden s wi h a mode n educa ion. Pupils o he lyceum ecei e p izes in
a ious subjec Olympiads, bo h in Kazakhs an and ab oad.
As pa o he ag eemen be ween he go e nmen s o he Republic o Kazakhs an and he Republic o
Tu key, Tu kes an opened he i s In e na ional Kazakh-Tu kish Uni e si y in he wo ld o Tu kic
peoples(Saudabaye , 1999: 234). The uni e si y has o ices in Alma y, Shymken , Ken au.
The Republic o Kazakhs an es ablishes ies wi h educa ional ins i u ions o Russia, Tu key, he USA,
G ea B i ain, Poland, and Ge many. In 1992, 22,000 wen o Russia, 914 o Tu key, 65 o Poland and 17 o he
Uni ed S a es. By 2004, 16.4 housand s uden s we e s udying in Russia, 740 in Tu key, 500 in Poland, 500 in
he Uni ed S a es and 250 Kazakhs ani s uden s in Egyp .
Since he 2000s, Kazakhs an's communica ion in he ield o educa ion has in ensi ied be ween Russia
and he Wes . S uden s om India, o he coun ies o Asia, A ica came o s udy a uni e si ies in Kazakhs an.
Child en om he Kazakh diaspo a (China, Mongolia, Tu key), who e u ned home om ab oad, we e educa ed
in educa ional ins i u ions o he coun y. A he same ime, join Kazakh-Tu kish, Russian-Kazakh, Kazakh-
Egyp ian, Kazakh-Ame ican, Kazakh-B i ish echnical uni e si ies we e opened in Kazakhs an(Kenzhebae ,
2007: 22).
As pa o he s uden exchange p og am, Kazakhs ani s uden s specialize in economics, in e na ional
ela ions, o eign philology and mili a y esea ch ab oad. A majo p ojec in he ield o educa ion is he
Bolashak s a e p og am o he aining o specialis s ab oad.
In 2001, in As ana, oge he wi h he So os Founda ion in Kazakhs an, a ound able was held on he
subjec “In o ma iza ion o he educa ional sys em: in e na ional expe ience” wi h he pa icipa ion o specialis s
in he ield o in o ma iza ion and new echnologies in he USA, Tu key and he Russian Fede a ion. In Oc obe
his yea , Alma y hos ed he In e na ional Fo um “In o ma iza ion o Kazakhs ani Educa ion: a S ep in o he 21s
Cen u y”, which was a ended by 350 ep esen a i es om di e en coun ies and in e na ional public
o ganiza ions(Djumalie a, 1995: 67).
Cu en ly, he e is a ansi ion o a 12-yea educa ion sys em in acco dance wi h he UNESCO
In e na ional S anda d Classi ica ion. Gende aspec s ha e been inco po a ed in o he s anda ds o he 12-yea
educa ion sys em. I is planned o c ea e a sys em o echnical and oca ional educa ion. A h ee-le el sys em o
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educa ion was in oduced (bachelo , mas e , doc o o philosophy).
Also oday, a wo ld-class Naza baye Uni e si y was ounded in he capi al. I is one o he highes
quali y ins i u es in he wo ld, wi h new ins i u es and ins i u es o independen quali y. Educa ion, inno a ion
and esea ch a he uni e si y is a combina ion o business ha mony.
Fo ma ion o a uni e si y o in ellec ual, scien i ic and echnical eli e o Kazakhs an; ans e o
knowledge, analysis and echnologies p o ided o in acco dance wi h he equi emen s o he clus e indus y.
Sys ema ic measu es should be aken o ensu e equal educa ional oppo uni ies o all. In o he wo ds,
we u gen ly need o de elop a single online educa ional pla o m wi h a se o all he unc ions necessa y o a
ull- ledged educa ional p ocess. Timo hy W. Luke con i ms his s a emen : The wo k o online educa ion
c ea es a new poli ical en i onmen , c ea ing oppo uni ies o lea ning and eaching on new lexible
ansna ional pla o ms ha a e less es ic ed by his o ically en enched e i o ial a eas, cul u al adi ions and
social p ac ices. These oppo uni ies, in u n, c ea e an uns able mix o nega i e and posi i e consequences, bu
hey a e nei he comple ely posi i e no comple ely nega i e (Timo hy W. Luke, 2004, p. 213-226).
Suppo he pa icipa ion o c ea i e eams in majo in e na ional es i als.
Today, he cinema ic success o Kazakhs an is e y signi ican . Films o D. Umi baye a, E.
Shyna baye a, A. Ka akulo a, S. Na ymbe o a became lau ea es and p ize-winne s o he la ges in e na ional
es i als (Be lin, Cannes, Venice, Loca no, Anse, e c.). Today, Kazakhs ani young ilmmake s egula ly
pa icipa e in good ilm es i als in Eu ope. Fo ins ance, a he In e na ional Film Fes i al in Tu in-2006, I aly,
he cinema ic wo k o di ec o J. Zhe i o a, en i led “The Body,” was won. Acco ding o ilm c i ics, he image
o Kazakhs ani a is s by cinema ic means is close o Eu opean cinema, as well as o ilms by such di ec o s as
Vigo, Goda d, Fellini, Be gman, Viscon i(F-27; I-1; Case-28).
A he same ime, as a esul o ips o he ci ies o he Russian Fede a ion, Ky gyzs an, Ge many,
Sou h Ko ea, ou eams gained expe ience and skills.
The olk ensemble "Kayna " om he Semipala insk egion, he s a e ensemble "Gulde " will go o
Tu key o celeb a e "Nau yz", he S a e Academic Balle and A Thea e named a e Abai will isi he
People's Republic o China, S a e Chambe O ches a o he Conse a o y named a e Ku mangazy a he 45 h
In e na ional Fes i al in Ge many. C ea i e g oups ook pa in an exhibi ion in San Diego, USA(Masano ,
1994: 34).
In addi ion, s uden s o he Alma y Cho eog aphic School made an o icial isi o Swi ze land and
Liech ens ein and ook pa in he Wo ld E hnic Fes i al o he Ko ean Na ional Music and D ama Thea e in
Sou h Ko ea. As a esul , people om all o e he wo ld go he oppo uni y o ge acquain ed wi h he cul u e o
he Kazakh people and he a is y o a is s(F-27; I-1; Case-34). All his ga e he wo ld communi y he cul u al
li e o so e eign Kazakhs an in a new way.
Anni e sa y celeb a ions o ou his o ical igu es began a UNESCO. In acco dance wi h mode n
p inciples o he so e eign y o an independen s a e, he e o m o economic, social and cul u al s uc u es in
ou coun y is ca ied ou om yea o yea , and Kazakhs an became a membe o in e na ional o ganiza ions.
This is he la ges in e na ional o ganiza ion ope a ing on he basis o such p og ams as educa ion, science and
cul u e, “Man and he Biosphe e”, “Human En i onmen ”.
As a esul o posi i e poli ical s eps o p omo e he cul u e o he people o Kazakhs an o he wo ld,
he names o Kazakhs in hono o he 150 h anni e sa y o Abai, he 100 h anni e sa y o M. Auezo and K.
Sa paye , he 1,500 h anni e sa y o Tu kes an, Pa is and London, Be lin and Tokyo a e hono ed. Jus as no
be o e, ou songs and kuys lu e ed in a mo i e o a ee and chee ul mood and his e eshed ou cul u e, ou
a , ou science, and also shaped ou mind, wo ld iew and pe sonali y in a new way(F-27; I-1; Case-202).
On he occasion o he 150 h bi hday o AbayKunanbaye , he anni e sa y will be con inued in
Moscow and S . Pe e sbu g, he Russian Fede a ion, in Anka a, Izmi , Salikhli, Is anbul, in June in Pa is, in
Beijing, in July in Tashken , in he capi al o he People‟s Republic o Mongolia, in Bayan-Olga, in Sep embe
in Kie , in Oc obe in he Islamic Republic o I an. Also in 2020, a plan o e en s was de eloped o celeb a e
he 175 h anni e sa y o AbayKunanbaye a he In e na ional, na ional and egional le els. In No embe 2020,
a scien i ic and p ac ical con e ence will be held in Pa is wi h he pa icipa ion o amous scien is s and o eign
li e a y schola s, dedica ed o he anni e sa y o AbayKunanbaye ; A numbe o e en s dedica ed o he 175 h
anni e sa y o Abay Kunanbaye a e held in he UK, Tu key, Poland, Russia and China; Abay cen e s will be
opened in he UK, F ance, Poland, he Czech Republic, Hunga y, and Tu key.
I is a g ea hono o be celeb a ed in many coun ies o he wo ld. The e en s no only inspi ed he
wo ld o ou compa io s, bu also demons a ed he spi i ual connec ion be ween he cu en gene a ion and
geniuses, and in his ega d he g ea ness o he Kazakh people.
The wo ldwide ecogni ion o he wo k o ou geniuses has s eng hened he image o Kazakhs an in
he wo ld cul u al space.
I is well known ha he de elopmen o Na ional P ojec s ha can be ecognized in he in e na ional
a ena has no been le ou . The goal o he Cul u al He i age P og am was o connec ou ances o s wi h he
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cen u ies o come. This spi i ual equi emen is no going o diminish in he u u e. One o he p io i ies o his
documen is o de elop Cul u al Tou ism and p omo e he na ional his o ical and cul u al he i age a he
in e na ional le el. I plans sys ema ic e en s ha highligh he de elopmen o cul u al ou ism based on he
his o ic si es o he Silk Road, and hei ole in he his o y o he s a e as alues ha uni e he people.
As ou Silk Road has lou ished o hund eds o yea s, Kazakhs ani ci ies ha e lou ished and
p ospe ed. Howe e , o well-known his o ical easons, s agna ion also occu ed in places o he han he Silk
Road, which began o weaken om he 16 h cen u y. The sad hing is ha cul u e, along wi h many alues, he
cul u e o he ci y, he comme cial cul u e began o disappea . When he i e u ned o e and he mode n lame
u ned o e , he silhoue es o he Silk Road, which s ood o cen u ies, began o disappea . I was ound in
cul u e, cul u al ies h oughou he Silk Road. Howe e , he ole o Kazakhs ani s a e "Cul u al He i age" is
huge. (M. Auezo a he mee ing, which was a ended by ep esen a i es o non-go e nmen al o ganiza ions
om 16 coun ies ep esen ing he Asian Cul u al Fund in China in May). The e i al o he spi i ual adi ions
o he Silk Road, he ha moniza ion o he Silk Road cul u e and he alues o he Silk Road, especially o
Kazakhs an wi h i s neighbo in China. Kazakhs an needs a communica ion model ha will keep he peoples on
he Silk Road. I does no ha e he con enience, ad an ages o bene i s o cul u al communica ion.
The goal o he Chinese cul u al cen e was o p omo e na ional cul u e. Ne e heless, he Chinese
Cul u al Cen e a he Na ional Lib a y p omo es good neighbo ly ela ions and good communica ion. Cul u al
ela ions be ween China and Kazakhs an a e no enough. China – is a „gian ‟ neighbo . China ecognizes no
only Kazakhs an, bu he wo ld. In his ega d, Kazakhs an mus ake in o accoun ano he p oblem ha equa es
ou window o a gigan ic coun y. These a e he condi ions ha a e cha ac e is ic o independence, so e eign y
and au onomy. The e o e, we, as a coun y wi h good neighbo ly and in e s a e ela ions, should be awa e o
China's o eign policy and o he aspec s. Well, he Chinese cul u al cen e in he lib a y is a symbol o his.
Signi ican s eps a e being aken h ough his cul u al cen e o ensu e bila e al ies ha a e unknown o he
gene al public. One o he hings o do is o publish he jou nal “Neighbo ” abou China in Kazakh. The
magazine has also been published in China. Acco ding o he bila e al ag eemen , he unds will be aised by he
Chinese side. Because he e a e also some in e es ed people in publishing his publica ion in Kazakh.
Mo eo e ,Kazakhs an ag ee wi h S. Negimo ‟s s a emen , ha his is a sign ha he “gian ” coun y ecognizes
and conside s Kazakhs an, as well as i s so e eign y as an independen s a e, which we jus spoke abou , in he
wo ld communi y”(Negimo , 2008: 7).
The s udy o Kazakhs ani na ional he i age in he con ex o wo ld cul u al alues oge he wi h o eign
scien is s and cen e s o basic esea ch is also ca ied ou as pa o in e na ional scien i ic and heo e ical
con e ences. I is planned o o ganize exhibi ions ab oad in o de o popula ize he na ional cul u al he i age as a
wo ld cul u al alue.
In his ega d, i should be ecognized ha he p og am has ecei ed in e na ional ecogni ion in a sho
ime. I is well known ha no only he new independen s a es ha we e bo n on he Eu asian con inen a he
end o he las cen u y, bu also ou la ge neighbo s, such as China and Russia, showed special in e es in he
Kazakhs an model o s a e suppo o cul u e. La ge summi s, such as he Fo um o Minis e s o Cul u e o he
Membe S a es o he Shanghai Coope a ion O ganiza ion, indica e ha he heads o delega ions eques ed his
documen . A he ecen summi o he leade s o he Tu kic-speaking coun ies in Tu key, i was supposed o
c ea e such an in e s a e p og am ha would allow a comp ehensi e s udy o he common cul u al he i age,
common iden i ica ion and join de elopmen o unique alues. All his is clea and con incing e idence ha
he Cul u al He i age P og am has had a posi i e impac on s eng hening he coun y's image and main aining a
posi i e image among o he coun ies.
To p o ide access o a mode n o ma con enien o his o ical and cul u al he i age, he e a e cu en ly
online po als: he i s , a po al o cul u al he i age, has i een chap e s in all a eas o he na ional p ojec . In
2009, he po al se ice was isi ed by mo e han 200,000 people in mo e han 50 coun ies; he second is he
s a e elec onic lib a y und "Lib a y o Kazakhs an". This elec onic da abase con ains o e 2000 books; he
hi d is na ional he i age. The po al has 22,000 museum exhibi s and pho og aphs o a i ies, 6,537 museums
and s ock documen s. In 2009, abou 20,000 o eigne s isi ed he po al(h p://cul u al.kz/). In he cu en
in o ma ion age, i is becoming clea ha he e a e many p ospec s o p omo ing his ad anced model o
cul u al he i age.
The a chaeological he i age is one o he mos impo an physical pa s o he cul u al he i age and is a
cul u al monumen o he people.
The s udy o Kazakhs ani na ional he i age in he con ex o wo ld cul u al alues, oge he wi h
o eign scien is s and undamen al esea ch cen e s, is also conduc ed h ough in e na ional scien i ic and
heo e ical con e ences. I is planned o hold exhibi ions ab oad in o de o p omo e he na ional cul u al he i age
as a uni e sal wo ld cul u al alue.
In his ega d, i mus be acknowledged ha he p og am has gained in e na ional ecogni ion in a sho
ime. I is well known ha no only he new independen s a es ha we e bo n on he Eu asian con inen a he
end o he las cen u y, bu also ou la ge neighbo s, such as China and Russia, ha e shown pa icula in e es in
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he Kazakhs ani model o s a e-wide suppo o cul u e. The la ge summi s, o example, he Fo um o
Minis e s o Cul u e o he Membe S a es o he Shanghai Coope a ion O ganiza ion, a e e idence o he ac
ha he heads o delega ions eques ed he documen . In he ecen summi o he leade s o he Tu kic-speaking
coun ies in Tu key, he in en ion was o c ea e such an in e s a e p og am ha would allow o a comp ehensi e
s udy o he common cul u al he i age, common iden i ica ion and join de elopmen o unique alues. All o
his is a clea and con incing e idence ha he Cul u al He i age P og am has had a posi i e e ec on
s eng hening he coun y's image and main aining a posi i e image among o he coun ies.
To p o ide access o he mode n o ma con enien o he his o ical and cul u al he i age, he e a e
cu en ly in e ne po als: he i s , he Cul u al He i age po al, has i een chap e s in all a eas o he na ional
p ojec . In 2009, he po al se ice was isi ed by o e 200,000 people in o e 50 coun ies; he second is he
Lib a y o Kazakhs an Elec onic S a e Lib a y. This elec onic da abase con ains o e 2,000 copies o books;
he hi d is Na ional He i age. The po al has 22,000 museum exhibi s and pho os o a e books, 6537 museums
and und documen s. In 2009, abou 20,000 o eigne s isi ed he po al(h p://cul u al.kz/). In he cu en
in o ma ion age, i is clea ha he e is a lo o pe spec i e in p omo ing his ad anced pa e n o cul u al
he i age. A cheological he i age is one o he mos impo an physical pa o cul u al he i age and is a cul u al
monumen o he people.
The mausoleum o Khoja Ahmed Yasawi in Tu kes an is ecognized by UNESCO as a unique
monumen o he his o y and cul u e o Kazakhs an (UNESCO)(UNESCO, 2003: 27). In addi ion, he
a chaeological complex Tamgalywas included in he UNESCO Wo ld He i age Lis . O a is now on he lis .
Recons uc ion and es o a ion o he mausoleum o Sul an Az-Zahi Beiba s in Damascus in he p ocess o
inc easing he in e na ional s a us o he S a e P og am on Cul u al He i age and popula izing he in e na ional
communi y as an in eg al pa o Tu kish cul u e, such as Al-Fa abi and Sul an Az-Zahi Beiba s. An ag eemen
was eached on he cons uc ion o he Fa abi mausoleum and e hno cul u al cen e , as well as on he
econs uc ion o he mosque o he Sul an o Az-Zahi Beiba s in Cai o(h p://cul u al.kz/).
In e na ional exhibi ions, p esen a ions, o ums, con e ences and publica ions in Kazakhs an in o eign
languages a e also gaining momen um. The museums o he epublic a e ecognized wo ldwide o hei
success ul wo k. P opaga ion and p esen a ion o he his o y, cul u e and a o he Kazakh people we e ca ied
ou h ough a ious exhibi ions, p esen a ions, o ums, con e ences, o ganiza ion and holding o museum
e en s. These e en s we e held in he USA, China, F ance, G ea B i ain, Ge many, Belgium, Japan, Saudi
A abia, he Uni ed A ab Emi a es, Russia, Uk aine, Mongolia, Tajikis an and o he coun ies(F-54; I-1; Case-
208). Wi hin he amewo k o he Decade o Wo ld Cul u e De elopmen in he scope o UNESCO in 1992,
he coun y hos ed an in e na ional semina on "The Role o C ea i e In elligence in Implemen ing he Decade
o he Wo ld Cul u e De elopmen Decade", as well as an in e na ional es i al, symposium, exhibi ion.
I is no ewo hy ha in he pas cul u al e en s e lec ed he ideology o "peoples' iendly labo a o ies",
and a p esen in e na ional cul u al p og ams ea u e numbe s ha e lec he olklo e and olklo e o he
Kazakh people. I is known ha such mo i s can be ound no only wi h he de ails (na ional cos ume, musical
ins umen s), bu also wi h he con en o he epe oi e and he skill o pe o ming.
Since 2008, a numbe o ou publica ions ha e been published in o eign languages. The i s o hese is
he ch onicle o he Kazakh khans, p in ed in F ance (in F ench). Also he se ies "T ansla ion and ansla ion o
wo ks o Kazakh li e a u e classics in o o eign languages" was launched. To da e, 14 books ha e been
published. Among hem, A. Kekilbaye 's wo k "The End o he Legend", a collec ion o sho s o ies by B.
Mailin "Yellow Tone", poems "The Thingy Li le Bea ", A. Kunanbaye 's poems and wo ds "I am a mys e ious
pe son ..." wi h he name "Ya - chelo ek-zagadka ...", I. Yesenbe lin's "Khan Kenesa", A. Ta azi's "The Fea o
he S a " wi h he name “In he shadow o a p ominence”, M. Mu aza'sbook "The Moon and Aisha" ("Luna and
Aisha"),"The Whi e House"by S. Yelubaye o "The One-sided Yu ", he wo ks o ep esen a i es o he
ou s anding Zhy au poe y in Russian unde he i le “Poe y o he Zhy au and Akyns”, and B. Nu zhekee 's
collec ion, “Guil y Lo e,” was published in English unde he i le “Sin ul Lo e.”. A collec ion o S.
Kaskabaso "Zhanazyk" is also planned o be published in English his yea .
UNESCO hos ed he In e na ional Scien i ic and Theo e ical Con e ence on Cul u e and Ma ke in
Tadjikis an. Di ec o o he Republican Scien i ic Cen e o Cul u e Issues M. Bal abae ook pa in i .
New aspec s o cul u al coope a ion
Days o cul u e o Kazakhs an a e celeb a ed in he coun ies o he nea and a ab oad. These e en s
ha e a g ea e ec on he app ochemen and en ichmen o he cul u es o he Kazakh people and peoples o
o he coun ies. Ano he impo an e en in p omo ing he na ional cul u e on he in e na ional scene is he Yea
o Kazakhs an in o he coun ies. This measu e no only s eng hens he bila e al ela ions, bu also helps o ge
acquain ed wi h he spi i ual and cul u al wo ld o he na ions.
This is he expansion o in e na ional coope a ion a a bila e al and mul ila e al le el in he ield o
educa ion, science, cul u e, spo s and you h policy; popula iza ion o he ich his o ical and cul u al he i age o
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he Kazakh people. Tha is, he e is a sys ema ic p omo ion o he goals and p io i ies o he o eign policy o
he coun y, speci ic esul s and bene i s o Kazakhs an in e ms o inc easing he o eign policy compe ence o
socie y and s eng hening he esilience o nega i e o eign policy.
On Feb ua y 3, 2009, he Yea o Kazakhs an in Ge many was celeb a ed solemnly. The ac is ha
Eu ope, bo h poli ically and in e na ionally, has a hea y poli ical weigh , and i is di icul o ecognize he
na ional a o his coun y, which is he cen e o wo ld cul u e. A conce o mas e s o a o Kazakhs an was
held in he g and conce hall o Be lin, and a pho o exhibi ion “Kazakhs an - he hea o Eu asia” and an
exhibi ion o he Golden Man we e p esen ed o he Ge man public. In addi ion, a ou o he Ge man D ama
Thea e ook place on Ap il 17-18. Exhibi ions and pho o exhibi ions o jewel y and ine a s in Kazakhs an
we e o ganized in Muns e and Be lin.
Days o Cul u e a e celeb a ed in he Uni ed A ab Emi a es. This coun y is he coun y whe e he i s
Pe sian Gul Days o Cul u e ook place. The e, exhibi ions, conce s o mas e s o a "He i age o he G ea
S eppe" and "Kazakhs an - he hea o Eu asia" we e o ganized. P esiden o he Republic o Kazakhs an
Nu sul anNaza baye and C own P ince o he Emi a e o Abu Dhabi Sheikh Muhammad bin Zayed Al Nahyan
we e gues s o he solemn conce in connec ion wi h he e en (F-75Н; I-1; Case-322).
Such bene olen endea o s o p opaga e he noble a and cul u e o Kazakhs ani na ion con inued in
Minsk, he Republic o Bela us, Ashgaba , Tu kmenis an, and he ci ies o Riyadh and Saudi A abia in he
Kingdom o Saudi A abia.
Days o Cul u e o Kazakhs an we e o ganized du ing he o icial isi o P esiden o he Republic o
Kazakhs an N.A.Naza baye o he Hashemi e Kingdom o Jo dan. Leading mas e s o a o Kazakhs an
p esen ed o he public mode n and classic wo ks o a (F-54; I-1; Case-687). In addi ion, an exhibi ion o a is s
by Kazakhs an, an exhibi ion o jewel y by he amous jewele B. Alibay, a book exhibi ion om he unds o
he Na ional Lib a y o Kazakhs an, a pho o exhibi ion e lec ing he ichness and peculia i y o he cul u e o
he people o Kazakhs an we e also o ganized a he A. Kas eye S a e Museum o A . 1993-1994 Acco ding o
he plan o cul u al coope a ion be ween Kazakhs an and China, an exhibi ion o Chinese applied a was
o ganized a he A. Kas eye S a e Museum o A s(F-75Н; I-1; Case-1030), an exhibi ion o Kazakhs ani
wo ks o a was held in Beijing.
The ela ions in he ield o cul u al pa ne ship ha e been es ablished since he a i al o he Fi s
Depu y Fo eign Minis e o India, Ruby Bha ia, o Kazakhs an. In Janua y 1994, a li e a y e ening o he
Kazakh poe AmanzholShamkeno was o ganized in Delhi. F om No embe 29 o Decembe 5, 1994 a
delega ion o Indian w i e s and poe s, led by he amous w i e Anan a Mu hy, isi ed Alma y. Acco ding o
he Cul u al Pa ne ship Decla a ion, in 1997 p o ocols and in e depa men al plans o cul u al exchanges we e
signed. 62 Kazakhs an a el agencies and i ms ha e es ablished coope a ion wi h hei coun e pa s in India.
Spo s associa ions a e es ablished be ween ce ain ede a ions and clubs. Unde he e ms o he mu ual
ag eemen s be ween he Field Hockey, Volleyball, Judo, A che y and Socce Fede a ions, in he condi ions o
India and Kazakhs an he a hle es had join exe cises and iendly mee ings wi h he abo e men ioned spo s. An
impo an miles one in s eng hening cul u al co-ope a ion was he celeb a ion o he 150 hanni e sa y o Abay
and Zhambyl in India, and he 125 hanni e sa y o Maha ma Gandhi in Kazakhs an, and he ansla ion o Abai's
songs in Hindi. A delega ion om India a i ed in Kazakhs an o celeb a e he anni e sa y o Abay and
Zhambyl. In Ma ch 2000, T aining Cen e has been opened a he Eu asian Na ional Uni e si y(F-75Н; I-1;
Case-3301).
A esiden o Wa saw, Vladisla Sokolo sky, isi ed Polish ci ies and spoke abou Kazakhs an in
connec ion wi h he UN announcemen o he Yea o In e na ional Cul u es o app ochemen . The yu was
sewed and an exhibi ion o Kazakh a is s was o ganized. The pain ings depic he li e o a Kazakh illage,
domb a, kobyz, zhe ygen(kazakh musical ins umen ) on a handmade ca pe .
In addi ion, Abay‟s monumen was e ec ed in Moscow in Ap il 2006 as pa o he Ac ion Plan o
Abay in Russia and Pushkin Yea in Kazakhs an. The opening ce emony was a ended by he heads o s a es o
Kazakhs an and Russia. Abay‟s monumen will undoub edly be a monumen o e e nal peace and uni y o he
wo coun ies.
As i is known, a he beginning o he hi d millennium, independen and secula Kazakhs an was one
o he i s among he subjec s o in e na ional law o ake esponsibili y and in p ac ice began o se iously and
esponsibly p omo e a global dialogue be ween he leade s o he wo ld and adi ional eligions. 18 yea s ago,
on Sep embe 23-24, 2003, he Fi s Cong ess o Leade s o Wo ld and T adi ional Religions was held in he
capi al o Kazakhs an As ana, which o he i s ime in he mode n his o y o mankind, ga he ed a one able 17
delega ions om Eu ope, Asia, he Middle Eas and Ame ica ep esen ing Ch is iani y and Islam, Judaism and
Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, and Shin oism.
The i s Cong ess was held in a di icul a mosphe e, du ing sepa a e mee ings wi h he Head o ou
s a e, eligious leade s exp essed complain s agains each o he , which clea ly es i ied o he lack o a common
iew on he mos acu e p oblems o ou ime. Such con adic ions we e ueled by poli ical p oblems be ween
s a es.
